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#E8EAF6 Material Indigo 50
#E8EAF6 is a very light, muted blue, close to the color Frost. In RGB it’s made of 91% red, 91.8% green, and 96.5% blue. Its hue is 231°, with 44% saturation and 94% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #E8EAF6.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #E8EAF6 as they’d see it.
#E8EAF6 in use
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What color is #E8EAF6?
#E8EAF6 is a very light, muted blue, close to the color Frost. In RGB it’s made of 91% red, 91.8% green, and 96.5% blue. Its hue is 231°, with 44% saturation and 94% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #E8EAF6 in RGB?
#E8EAF6 is rgb(232, 234, 246): 232 red, 234 green, and 246 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #E8EAF6 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(6, 5, 0, 4). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #E8EAF6?
PANTONE 7541 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #E8EAF6?
Its complement #EDEBDF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.